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Gentleman farmer and occasional jaywalker.

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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It is important to remember that tax %'s go up when the wealthy buy ways to not pay tax and the tax % goes down when the wealthy can't buy ways to lower their tax. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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King County OKs new sales tax
When the increase takes effect Jan. 1, it will bring the sales tax in Seattle to 10.56%, among the highest in the nation.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Anyone who equates LA and San Diego is not playing with a full deck. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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What, Exactly, Did Trump Say About Iran Taking Out Los Angeles and San Diego?
President Trump’s comments caused an uproar from members of both parties. A White House official said he was taken out of context.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Go out into the world and see if anyone needs your help out there.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#SeattleTimes always there to remind us that educating children rarely pays off. www.seattletimes.com/education-la...
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WA education revenue skyrocketed. Did it improve student outcomes?
Washington dedicates a substantial portion of its annual budget to public K-12 education. But what's the return on that investment?
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Is an attempted attack on a military base by hostile states “terror”? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Police Investigate Possible Terror Plot at U.K. Air Base Used by U.S.: Live Updates
The men remain under investigation with “stringent conditions,” a British official said. The base, R.A.F. Fairford, is used by the United States in its war against Iran.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m glad the responsible parties are being locked up, but at this rate, there won’t be any AI executives left once they’re all locked up for these crimes. OpenAI’s Systems Meddled With U.S. Government Sites After Going Rogue www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
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OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I am surprised this pays that well. Good for him! www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
seattletimes.com
Macklemore challenges Robert Kraft to match $1 million donation
The Seattle rapper has pledged to donate his earnings from his short stint on Ed Sheeran’s “Loop Tour” tour to organizations supporting Palestinians.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This article is nearly as disturbing as the act. “We don’t just want to swing the pendulum the other way” The car was going faster than open traffic. This person should be prosecuted like a young black man driving around shooting a gun in the air would be. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
seattletimes.com
Car cruising down bike trail on Seattle’s I-90 bridge baffles troopers
It was a strange sight on the I-90 floating bridge between Mercer Island and Seattle. Days later, state troopers haven't been able to find the driver.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Shit. We are doomed. They’ve got reanimation apple.news/AnNRWf5sTTGa...
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Sen. Mitch McConnell Returns to Capitol After Three Months — The Wall Street Journal
Kentucky lawmaker was hospitalized after a fall in June
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I will give everyone $5001 if the D’s win both chambers. Who is more credible? When is the last time Iied to you?
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.seattletimes.com/sports/sonic... The Marysville Sonics 🤣 Good luck with that.
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Sonics bidder with tribal ties emerges — with huge arena twist
There's a second bidder for an NBA expansion franchise in Seattle led by a private-equity firm with plans to build an arena outside of Seattle.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
@limebikelitter.bsky.social Seattle people tell SDOT what you think of #lImelitter survey.alchemer.com/s3/8925984/5... #seattle #limebike
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2026 Seattle Bike & Scooter Share Survey
2026 Seattle Bike & Scooter Share Survey.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I hope this means they’re going to remove the lime, scooters and bike bikes littering our sidewalks.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Be more like Dolly. Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/w...
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Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Was Lake Trump Already taken?https://apple.news/ATJeJwW0wS9GYtboq21nyOA
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Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America in trade war — USA TODAY
Trump threatened to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in latest trade dispute with Canada.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
So, I guess the trolley problem is a solved problem now? A Catering Truck and a Decoy Plane: How Trump’s Great Escape Unfolded www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/u...
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See How Trump’s Secret Air Force One Swap Unfolded
The extraordinary subterfuge was aimed at protecting an American president who has been in Iran’s cross hairs for years.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u... I guess that this is technically true if he is most at home in hell.
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Mitch McConnell Discharged From Rehabilitation Facility
The Kentucky Republican has been absent from Congress for nearly two months after a health episode. He said he would continue recovering from home.
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 03/08/2026
ICYMI: Elon is dropping at least $100 million to buy the midterms. Any still think he's not an existential threat to democracy? www.axios.com/2026/07/29/m...
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Exclusive: Musk plans massive push for GOP in midterms
Musk is resuscitating his America PAC, which spent more than $260 million in 2024.
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The Needling @theneedling.com · 31/07/2026
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Plume of White Tear Gas Rising from City Hall Signals New Police Chief Has Been Chosen
Within 24 hours of the Seattle City Council defunding the local police budget and Police Chief Carmen Best’s resignation, a plume of white tear gas emerging from a tiny chimney atop City Hall…
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Is it five more days before they announce that they’ve unplugged the Kentucky turtle? It is like the waiting for Christmas feeling I had when I was 7. 
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It’s sad that most Americans can’t appreciate the skill and craftsmanship required to produce taxidermy on a turtle of this size.
Taxidermy Mitch
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
More evidence that hoarding wealth leads to brain rot. Don’t be a victim.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I’d like to think that I support honesty and transparency, but I have to admit I liked the Republican Party when white supremacy was a hidden part of their beliefs.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Is the metaverse still just three clippy characters waiting for the party to start?
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Stop calling them leaf blowers. They are dust blowers.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
It is so quaint that our little suburban paper thinks that there are still laws regarding this.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
It’s time to start using the term the first American Civil War
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I am not sure that we can afford a war with Europe during this civil war. I guess that I need to trust the experts. www.newsweek.com/greenland-ge...
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Germany, other NATO allies sending troops to Greenland amid Trump threats
Trump said Wednesday that anything less than U.S. control of Greenland would be "unacceptable" in a warning to NATO allies.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
It has been 0 days since the last ICE shooting. Stay safe.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
If you want to be miserable, the Internet can help you with that.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Milk steak. This country needs to consume more milk steak if we want to be orange and strong! See How Kennedy’s Inverted Food Pyramid Stacks Up www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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See How Kennedy’s Inverted Food Pyramid Stacks Up
The new pyramid is the picture of the Make America Healthy Again movement, prioritizing whole foods, proteins and fats.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I think my least favorite quality in a person, one that is so often praised as an asset or virtue, is: "doesn't take no for an answer." We're living through an extended nightmare of what that looks like when brought to its logical conclusion.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Serious question. Is this just to appease the American Christian who love bombs contingent or is there some money to be had here? U.S. Strikes ISIS in Nigeria After Trump Warned of Attacks on Christians www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
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U.S. Strikes ISIS in Nigeria After Trump Warned of Attacks on Christians
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
It’s like a five-year-old trying to convince you that they should have another piece of cake.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
This is reminiscent of the 70s when a great effort was made to save the whales. Now is the time to save the oil barons. They risk extinction without our efforts.
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The Needling @theneedling.com · 15/12/2025
Wrong Person Dies Again: tinyurl.com/5afdfp9x
Photo of the late director Rob Reiner, tragically murdered on Dec. 14, 2026
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Sara Nelson did not just refer to political disclosure as "an opening of the kimono" (she did)
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
You can give up pencils.
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
If immigrants had a negative effect on communities, ICE would be welcomed everywhere instead of surrounded by whistle-blowing normies.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
West coast ignores crazy guy with fancy megaphone. Who writes these headlines? Even MAGA knows this guy is the crazy neighbor that every one is sort of nice to. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
seattletimes.com
WA, other states still recommend hepatitis B vaccine for newborns
The West Coast Health Alliance pushed back against new federal guidance around the hepatitis B vaccine, saying changes were not credible or evidence-based.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
When the Seattle Time is giving police an “allegedly” in the title there is no one left that finds the SPD a credible source. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Man fatally shot by Seattle police allegedly pointed gun at officers
Dozens of people showed up for a vigil Wednesday evening near the Othello light rail station, where police shot a man who was allegedly armed a day earlier.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
I believe getting tough on white collar crime is the way to turn this ship around. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Trump pardons Climate Pledge Arena developer
Tim Leiweke was pardoned by the president on Tuesday, months after a federal indictment on bid-rigging charges involving the University of Texas at Austin.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
It is great that at a time of such divided American politics, this nation can come together to support Vancouver Whtecaps in their fight for the championship against Miami FC.
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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 30/11/2025
A functional democracy is impossible to sustain without a ceiling on concentrated wealth and power. Even a meritorious Musk (and he's not) would pose an existential threat to democracy.
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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 30/11/2025
Headline writers have killed many more children today than all the world's vaccines ever have or ever could.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Well done. jmail.world
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Jmail, logged in as jeevacation@gmail.com
You are logged into jeevacation@gmail.com, Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Forty percent of Americans either find this to be good news, or think that it is no big deal. I. feel dumb because I never would have guessed this ten years ago.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Everybody wants to be a satirical news source these days. wapo.st/4r2peP3
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Opinion | Seattle’s coming socialist experiment
The mayor-elect has little experience but plenty of bad ideas.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Donny doesn’t care about pedophile evidence. He doesn’t want these coming out because they show that the cool kids never liked him. They thought that he was dumb and crazy.
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Bryan P @bryan-p.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Was @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social 0 for 5 in their Seattle endorsements this year? Seattle deserves a better daily paper. They can't gain trust if they keep pushing their owner's right wing agenda. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
seattletimes.com
Katie Wilson’s lead grows, likely to be Seattle’s next mayor
Katie Wilson leads Bruce Harrell by more than 1,300 votes after Tuesday's election update.
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